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Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He's now covering the crypto beat as a contract reporter at CoinDesk.

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Analysis
Morgan Stanley Says Crypto Could Become More Widely Used as Currency
Partnerships with physical stores are a significant milestone in the evolution of bitcoin as a medium of payment, the bank said.
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By Will Canny
Apr 21, 2022 at 12:13 p.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2022
AnalysisPayments NetworkMorgan Stanley
Apple and Meta lead the competition for virtual reality, Goldman Sachs says. (Shutterstock)
Finance
Metaverse
Goldman Says Apple, Meta Lead in Developing Metaverse Technology
Virtual reality platforms are set to evolve rapidly into 2023, the bank’s analysts said.
Apple and Meta lead the competition for virtual reality, Goldman Sachs says. (Shutterstock)
By Will Canny
Apr 21, 2022 at 10:12 a.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2022
MetaverseVirtual RealityAnalysisAppleFacebook
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Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase Says Idiosyncratic Variables Still Impacting Crypto Returns
This supports the use of digital assets for portfolio diversification, the report said.
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By Will Canny
Apr 13, 2022 at 12:32 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2022
CoinbaseCryptoMarkets
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Finance
Stablecoin
Morgan Stanley Says US Could Regulate Stablecoin Issuers Like Banks
A U.S. CBDC is needed to ensure the dollar remains the world’s dominant payment mechanism, the bank’s analyst said
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By Will Canny
Apr 12, 2022 at 11:02 a.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2022
StablecoinCBDCMorgan StanleyUS
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo hangs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2010.
Finance
Goldman sachs
Blockchain-Exposed Stocks Could Show Massive Sales Growth Despite Recent Underperformance, Goldman Says
Bitcoin has become more correlated with equity index returns in recent months, the bank’s analysts said.
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo hangs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2010.
By Will Canny
Apr 7, 2022 at 11:12 a.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2022
Goldman SachsBitcoinBlockchainStocks
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Finance
Metaverse
HSBC Starts Metaverse Fund for Private Banking Clients in Asia
The Metaverse Discretionary Strategy portfolio aims to capture opportunities arising from the next iteration of the internet, the bank said.
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By Will Canny
Apr 6, 2022 at 7:54 a.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2022
MetaverseFundsHSBCAsia
Copper
Finance
Custody
FCA Friction Said to Spook Investors Over Copper’s Reported $500M Raise
Temporary registration status from the U.K.’s markets regulator has caused some VC firms to back out or downsize their checks, sources say.
Copper
By Ian AllisonWill Canny
Apr 5, 2022 at 2:13 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2022
CustodyCrypto CustodyCopper
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Finance
Citi
Citi Sees Metaverse Economy as Large as $13T by 2030
The virtual world could be the next generation of the internet, the bank’s analysts said in a report.
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By Will Canny
Apr 1, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2022
CitiMetaverseNFTs
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Finance
Facebook
NFTs Could Go Mainstream With Instagram’s Planned Support, Deutsche Bank Says
Instagram could lower the barrier for entry to the NFT market, the report said.
Deutsche Bank logo (Shutterstock)
By Will Canny
Mar 28, 2022 at 10:23 a.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2022
FacebookNFTsDeutsche Bank
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Finance
Analysis
Morgan Stanley Sees DeFi Remaining ‘Fairly Small’ as Growth to Slow
Regulation and overcollateralization are the main hurdles for the sector, the bank said.
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By Will Canny
Mar 22, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2022
AnalysisDeFiMorgan Stanley